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e ng i ne e r i ng nd sat nt c at i ons er e e s e c i.l y a f f e ct ed .

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o p at i n s s c o pens at ed f or i n ps r t b q t he h or t.g © of p i ot s ,

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do ee ct i on of f ce r s n o f e1 t a t i t rou s v e b - r_b et t er

t o he e e ompl et e d 1I t r a n d t en g i ven ev r yone a l e a e or

r l h , or f f t ha t er® not f a s i b l e , t h n t he s q c?r on ah Jc

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4.57t h i t e r Squadro , . , pa s s e d POM i n s p e ct i on s a r l y

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t ed qu dr on op r t i on s ex c® l ent .

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ne e s a ry compl e t e c r g e of Q f r k Yl u $ g r o de d a _1 shi p s f or

day d h^l f , u nt i. ng p1v s er e obt a i r.©d.

De f i c i nc i e s i r. r d t r a i n r r e e l i r. t e d by r e p a t ng

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i ng ra s i » ; t o .i » t r ct i n t h a s e dur i n J a nu r y .

r up m s s i }n s , l ong r g e e s c or t mi i o n s , t e r c e pt on , b r i e f -

3 n g a n d.

t e r r o a t i on a nd mi s i o n r ap o rt s ma de v i l ab l e t o a l l

qu a dr on s ma de t h e p r og ra m a r e l i s t i c t r a i t ng f o r s s s i g nme nt s t o

co e. . .

he s adr o , ri t h t he r s t of t he r oup , ha.dt i rt y- s i

o r b v ouoc n 2 : d 27 Jan ar y 1945 . T o s ?. dron mar o e d 7

i l e s t o t r, b i v oua c rca a 3 ac ent t o t r: r an e . Each m had a

a ch nce t o f i t o adj ust n ew carbi ne s i g . l l f i e l d condi t i ans ,

i n c l ud ng cs mnuf l age t e .hn i que , w r e obs e r ed . T e bi v uac w s

co ende d by Co l one l B. R. H r p r , Co .di ng Of f i c r , S 6t h Gr p.

The bi voua c ha d adde d a l ue i enabl i n a Z pe r s onnel o f t h

s ua dron and g: oup t o e c me bet t e r ae qu nt e d. a oo rat i e ,

che e r l s pi r i t v a ev i dert at al l t i me .

J ua rp s aw t e a d p i on of t he e ; a dr or. i i i a . l et t e r

from Hq. .r y Air Forces, ashington , D.C.{3j approved the air-

c r .ft rk i ng . A c opy of t i ns i gn i i s i nc l uded i n t h a ::pendi c. (

T ®re were a fe more ch n ee in p so »el continued to eaoh

t he e a at T 0 st r en t h . 1 Janu ry 1945 , s t r en h wa s 272 anl i st

n a d 64 officer . On 31 January 1945 there were 249 enl:.sted men

nd 6 3 of f ce r s . ( 5 ) Thre o l y g f i ce r s v r e ad ' d dur i n t he

ont ; 2n d Lt . Rob® H S r i n , (b ) , 2nd Lt . Rober t H. Gr i f f i t h , ( 7 )

ar.d 2r.d Lt . Thoc s . e s s al l (8 ) . 2n d Lt . i ayl or C. Gr e n a e

( 3 Lt r . Hq. :" t o C , 5 bt h Ft r Grp , L . F, L =l and , Fl a . xhzb i t 1(4) xhibit 2(5) Gengral Ordsrs u b r 29, Hq. I F r Cmd, 21 Oct I°4 .(6 )

.r . 3 , 0 4 , Hq. 50 6t h r Grp , 5E, F, Lske d , F a . , 7 J ] 45 .(?) I id( 8 ) ar . 4 , SO 4 , Hq . SC6t Ft r Grp , E , L A , L k : and , FI a . 7 d 1945 .



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2 nd Lt . Ron .l d . Schul t z ( 10 ) , l Lt . p : , e t e r ( 11 ) ,

and 2nd Lt . No rm n : . K aq , Jr . ( 2) .

c o t v adr on ' e at e r i l t o b e s vnt ov r s ea e s

c r .t e d r.d ps.cke d dur i t e ont h .

A ce l l a s re ce i v e d l a t e i r t h mo t 'n f or Pr_dv ce f l i ght

echelon to arrive t a.stagi g srea desig ated bq 20 February 1945. (I3

O 31 J u 1945 , t he 457t h Fi er S a dr on 1 0ok ed f or d

t o t urn i n i t s e u p ent and de art i i t s pre s ent st at i n on

s hort n ot i c e .

( 9 ) Par 3 , Pe r onne l e o Hq. 5 6t h t r Gp , : , L ; F , L .ke .nd , Fl a .

Ja 45.( 10 ) Par 8 , SO 4 , a s am n e bq P r 6 , SO 5 , Hq. LA 'I d , L k e .ed ,la. 7 San 45.( 11 ) Pa 3 , P raonn l o , Hq. 506t t r Gr p , . LAA , I l a d ,

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